After 3 and 1/2 months of vigorous exercise my bathroom scale tells me I have lost a total of 5 pounds. On the bright side I have kept the 5 pounds off and I can fit into clothes I could not fit into for quite some time. Many people have told me I have lost weight and I feel healthier. I can eat and eat and eat and I experience no weight gain. On the downside I am still packing an unwanted 40 pounds of extra lard. So as of Monday I have decided to modify my fitness program and pay closer attention to my diet. After using my heart monitor thing at the gym yesterday I discovered that the majority of my exercise (almost all) falls into the aerobic/anaerobic level as oppose to the fat burning level. So the plan for the next 3 weeks is to scale back my workouts to 4 times a week as oppose to the 6 I would shoot for previously. With emphasis on fat burn. (Heart rate between 65-70% of maximum) I am also going to limit my carb intake to next to nothing with emphasis on Vegetables and protein. Hopefully 3 weeks will be long enough to determine if this is producing the desired results. I'm hoping that with less weight on my frame my aerobic ability will improve.

Exercise

Rest day (took dog for a walk)

Diet

breakfast - hard boiled egg (my kids love hard boiled eggs, go figure) coffee with sweetener

Lunch stirfried vegetables and shrimp, water

Dinner stirfried vegetables and beef, coffee, glass of red wine.

I miss pasta :(